I picked up some passenger seats for the family. They are freedman brand coach seats that are practically new. While they are fixed back they are comfortable enough. They are made to bolt right onto a bus chair rail.

The price was very motivational. If you're in the greater seattle area I can get you the hook up for some more of them.

Interior framing will be 1x1 16 gauge (.0625) wall tubing. At .83 lbs/foot, it's lighter than kiln dried 2x4's (approx. 1.2 lbs/foot), and if some care is given to the way it's assembled, should be strong or stronger than a wood structure.

For example, the overhead storage structure near the rear of the bus is about 58 linear feet of material, and would weigh something like 48 lbs. Obviously skinning the structure and adding a ply floor to the cargo box makes it a little heavier, but I am hoping my weight estimate for all the framing won't exceed 500 lbs.

Planning on using steel angle for cabinets and facing with wood to give a classic look but better structural integrity. Same with most of the framing except for walls. Square tubing for the walls (what few of them we'll have) for us too.

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